it starts with soil
All of our farmers have regenerative practices that put soil and ecosystem health first.
Regenerative
We don't have a distributor - just farms we've worked with for a decade.
Direct from farms
Our animals are never fed antibiotics or hormones. Never confined. And our ruminants never fed grain.
NEVER
100% Grass-fed beef and lamb and pasture-raised pork. A soil first approach. Small family farms and ranches.
Always
We source directly from farms and ranches that we have worked with for almost a decade, passing fifty cents of every dollar spent at Western Daughters back to a farmer or a rancher.
What if food were a byproduct of conservation?
It all starts with soil. The high desert of the Colorado plains was once home to the perennial grasslands of the prairie where this rich ecosystem absorbed water and harbored biodiversity as vast as the horizon. Our hope is that one farm, one ranch, one steak at a time we can help to restore that system by partnering with regenerative farms and ranches.
One Stomach
EVolved eating roots/ tubers
Cannot digest cellulose in plant matter
Gets grain in addition to pasture
Pigs, chickens, Humans, carnivores, etc.
One Stomach
EVolved eating roots/ tubers
Cannot digest cellulose in plant matter
Gets grain in addition to pasture
Pigs, chickens, Humans, carnivores, etc.
Four chambered stomach
Evolved eating grass
uniquely evolved to digest cellulose
Receives no grain in their diet. Ever.
Cattle, sheep, goats, elk, venison, etc.
Four chambered stomach
Evolved eating grass
uniquely evolved to digest cellulose
Receives no grain in their diet. Ever.
Cattle, sheep, goats, elk, venison, etc.
The distinction is everything when it comes to diet for livestock. Monogastric animals (like pigs, chickens, and even us) evolved to be omnivorous. Ruminants co-evolved with grass to eat only plant matter.
Monogastric Ruminant
or
NOTES:
American Short Horn
BREED:
Just grass and hay! 100% grass-fed and grass-finished year round.
EATING:
Buckner Family Ranch
RAISED BY:
BEEF
The Buckner Family has been raising our beef for almost a decade. Their operation in Longmont, CO comprises 800 acres where they raise cattle and grow their own hay for winter. Home to the largest short horn herd in the US, the Buckners are an incredible multi-species regenerative ranch.
Notes:
Cornish Cross
BREED:
Corn + Soy
EATING:
Miller Farms
RAISED BY:
CHICKEN
Quality poultry is notoriously hard to find in the state of Colorado. Legislative hurdles, start-up costs, and more make this a losing battle. Right now we source from Miller Farms in Indiana. Miller Farms is Amish poultry that tastes fantastic. In our opinion its the best chicken you can get in Denver!
Notes:
Berkshire
BREED:
Organic Corn + Soy
EATING:
The Kautz family has been raising pork for us for over a decade. Their operation in Merino, CO comprises 60 acres where Matt and Alyssa and their 4 boys; Luke, Jack, Hank, and Buck raise hogs exclusively for Western Daughters. This has been a longstanding partnership and is very special to us.
Cottonwood Creek Farms
RAISED BY:
PORK
The Buckner Family has been raising our lamb from the start. Their operation in Longmont, CO comprises 800 acres where they raise sheep, cattle, pigs, and chickens and grow their own hay for winter. The Buckners are an incredible multi-species regenerative ranch.
Notes:
Dorper
BREED:
Just grass and hay! 100% grass-fed and grass-finished year round.
EATING:
Buckner Family Ranch
RAISED BY:
LAMB
